Table 3.

Comparison of posttreatment (T2–T1) changes in measurements of cleft and noncleft group

	Cleft	Noncleft
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Significance
SNA	2.97 ± 0.61	1.75 ± 0.82	***
N to A on HP	3.86 ± 1.08	2.30 ± 0.75	***
RMxL	3.06 ± 0.59	1.83 ± 0.52	***
Maxillary dentoalveolar measurements
U1 to NA (angle)	1.83 ± 0.71	2.70 ± 1.08	**
U1 to NA (linear)	0.97 ± 0.50	1.68 ± 0.95	**
U1 to A Pog (linear)	1.33 ± 0.45	1.50 ± 0.49	NS
Skeletal mandibular measurements
SNB (degree)	−2.03 ± 0.47	−1.10 ± 0.53	***
RMndL	2.11 ± 0.68	2.48 ± 0.94	NS
Go Pog	1.50 ± 0.38	1.70 ± 0.41	NS
FMA (degree)	4.25 ± 0.97	2.45 ± 0.86	***
SN-MP (degree)	3.36 ± 0.72	2.00 ± 0.78	***
Ar-Go	0.64 ± 0.45	0.95 ± 0.39	*
Gonial angle (degree)	−1.22 ± 1.31	−1.05 ± 1.36	NS
Mandibular dentoalveolar measurements
L1 to NB (angle)	−1.92 ± 0.46	−2.35 ± 0.49	**
L1 to NB (linear)	−0.83 ± 0.34	−1.43 ± 0.47	***
L1 to MP (angle)	−3.69 ± 0.62	−5.80 ± 0.62	***
L1 to MP (linear)	1.64 ± 0.38	1.56 ± 0.29	NS
Maxillomandibular measurements
Wits	7.50 ± 1.75	3.95 ± 1.44	***
ANB ((degree)	5.00 ± 0.80	2.88 ± 1.78	***
Angle of convexity	6.92 ± 3.16	4.45 ± 1.52	**
Y-axis	4.36 ± 1.11	2.18 ± 0.34	***
Jarabak ratio	0.002 ± 0.01	0.003 ± 0.005	NS
Interincisal angle	−3.06 ± 1.46	−0.95 ± 1.00	***

NS, not significant; SD, standard deviation; *significant at 5% level (p < 0.05); **significant at 1% level (p < 0.01); ***significant at 0.1% level (p < 0.001)